Sham pillow



(No Model.)

W.. T. LORIMER SHAM PILLOW.

No. 516,270. A Patented Mar. 13, 1894.

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STATES PATEN FFICE.

WILLIAM T. LORIMER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 516,270, dated March13, 1894.

Application filed October 24, 1892. Serial No. 449,810. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T. LORIMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Sham Pillows; and I declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification.

My invention has for its object to provide as a novel article ofmanufacture, a sham pillow, and it consists of the devices andappliances, their construction, combination and arrangement ashereinafter specified and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in Which- Figure 1 isa plan viewy Fig. 2 is a longitudinalcross section on the line -a: Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a separate view of theframe. Fig. 4 is a separate view of one of the pillow sham forms. Fig. 5is a cross section at right angles to Fig. 2, on the line y--y Fig. 1.Fig. 6 is a plan view of the device, the shams being omitted.

The purpose of my invention is to provide a sham pillow which when inplace, shall have all the appearance of an actual pillow, and which maybe preferably removed entirely from the bed. To this end my inventioncontemplates an article of this class, which will be simple, economicaland efficient.

I carry out my invention as follows: A represents a frame, preferablymade of wire, to form two sham pillows, in connection with other partsunited therewith. The entire frame for the double sham pillows ispreferably made of a' single piece of wire, bent as shown in thfedrawings, that is, the central portion forming one side of each of thetwo squares, and also means for connecting them together, and each endof the wire being bent into proper form, as a square for instance, thewire beingl brought back so that the two squares are nearly in contactwith each other and the ends of the wire are carried in parallel witheach other and united in any proper manner, as by soldering to theadjacent longitudinal portion A of said frame at a slight distance fromeach other. It makes no differable heft in the construction thereof.

encehowever, whether said longitudinal portion A forming one side ofeach square or sham pillow frame forms the lower or upper portionthereof. The two extremities as so shaped form two parallel sides of thetwo sham pillow frames, which frames may be designated by the letters A2and A3. lTo facilitate the union of said extremities to the bar or sideA', I prefer to bend said extremities at right angles as shown at a anda. Between said parallel sides which are designated by the letters A4and A5, and toward the opposite side of the double frames, I locate anangular brace m2, which may be united to the sides A4, A5 in anysuitable manner, as by soldering the same. Upon each portion A2 A3 ofthis double frame, I engage pillow forms B and B respectively. Theseforms maybe constructed of any suitable material. For example I mayemploy sheets of paper of suit- Thus a sheet of paper may be suitablyshaped by slitting the same at or toward the four cor ners thereof, asshown at 12. vThe sheet may then be readily pressed or shaped intodesired form to give it the proper appearance outwardly of a pillow. Ido not limit myself to any one method of engaging the pillow forms uponthe frame A. This may conveniently be done, however, by providing theedges of the paper with two rows of perforations b and 192. The edges ofthe paper are then folded over the corresponding sides ofthe wire framebetween said rows of perforations, so as to bring the perforations ofthe outer row co-incident with the perforations of the inner row. Anysuitable staple E or other v fastener may then be inserted in thecoincident perforations to hold the pillow form upon the frame. As soconstructed the form may readily be removed from the frame in oase it isdesired to renew it, and to apply another in its place. I prefer toengage upon the frame an intermediate panel C the ends of which may beproperly engaged upon the adjacent portions of the frame. Upon the outerface of these pillow forms I engage pillow shams E and E2 in anysuitable manner. For -example the staples or fasteners E heretoforereferred to inserted in the coincident perforations of the form may bepassed through4 the shams, or a suitable number of them, to

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hold the shams firmly in engagement with the forms, so that they willnot slip out of place or become disarranged. The frame with said formsand shams being all thus united, are simultaneously removable, making itconvenient to handle the entire device. The intermediate panel Csupports the inner edges of the shams in a tasteful manner, so as toconceal the bed therebeneath. At the outer edges of the frame A, Idesign to locate an angular or other suitably shaped hanging F, to falldown over the frame at the end thereof, to conceal the side of the bedthereat. These hangings may be engaged upon the frame in any suitablemanner. Thus they may be stitched to and form a part of the shams E andE2, or they may be separately attached upon the frame, or the adjacentform, as may be preferred.

I would have it understood that I do not limit myself solely to theparticular construction of the frame hereinbefore described, nor to thatof the sham pillow forms. It will be evident that the whole structure islight and easily handled, and may be employed either with or withoutunderlying pillows upon the bed.

As an article of manufacture, the frame with the sham pillow formsengaged therewith, may be put upon the market, the purchaser to applythe sham, or the completed device with shams attached, may be sold tothe purchaser.

What I claim as my invention is 1. In a removable'sham pillow, thecombination, with a frame of two forms secured thereto, said frameconsisting of a single piece of wire, the central portion of which formsone side each of two squares, and the ends of the wire being bent toform the other sides of the squares, and being secured to the centralportion adjacent to each other, substantially as set forth. f

2. In a removable sham pillow, the combination, with a frame,comprisingasingle piece of wire the central portion of which forms oneside each of two squares and also the means of connecting them together,the ends of the wire being bent to form the other sides of the squaresand secured to the central portion at a slight distance apart, of anangular brace between the ends of the wire adjacent the sides of theframe opposite the central portion of the wire, a form on each squareanda panel on the brace and the central portion of the main wire,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

VILLIAM T. LORIMER. Witnesses:

N. S. WRIGHT, JOHN F. MILLER.

